Egypt vs Iran

Egypt and Iran compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Egypt has about 1.3 times as many people as Iran: 118.4 million against 92.4 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Iran ($3,924) is 27% higher than in Egypt ($3,086) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Egypt (4.4%) than in Iran (-2.8%), a difference of 7.2 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Iran (42.2%) than in Egypt (14.1%), a difference of 28.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Iran (8.3%) than in Egypt (6.8%), a difference of 1.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Iran can expect to live 6.1 years longer than one born in Egypt: 77.9 years against 71.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Iran is older: half of its people are over 32.9 years, against 24 years in Egypt in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Iran (85.3%) than in Egypt (74.6%), a difference of 10.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Iran (9.1 tonnes) are about 3.6 times as high as in Egypt (2.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Iran (6.6%) than in Egypt (0%), a difference of 6.6 percentage points in 2024.